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The Cavaliers were royalists or Supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War. | The Cavaliers were royalists or Supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War. | ||
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| + | [[Robert Browning]] wrote three imaginative poems entitled "Cavalier Lyrics." They are: "Marching Along," "Give a Rouse," and "Boot and Saddle." He was writing two centuries after the event, and the poems are written in a spirit of fun, but he tried to capture what he thought was the spirit of the cavaliers. They are short, rhythmic, and well-suited for reading aloud... with feeling. "Marching Along" begins: | ||
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| + | Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King,<br> | ||
| + | Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing:<br> | ||
| + | And, pressing a troop unable to stoop<br> | ||
| + | And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop,<br> | ||
| + | Marched them along, fifty-score strong,<br> | ||
| + | Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *Robert Browning, [http://browning.classicauthors.net/DramaticLyrics/DramaticLyrics1.html Cavalier Tunes: Marching Along] | ||
| + | *Robert Browning, [http://browning.classicauthors.net/DramaticLyrics/DramaticLyrics2.html Cavalier Tunes: Give a Rouse] | ||
| + | *Robert Browning, [http://browning.classicauthors.net/DramaticLyrics/DramaticLyrics1.html Cavalier Tunes: Boot and Saddle] | ||
Revision as of 16:49, February 6, 2007
The Cavaliers were royalists or Supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War.
Robert Browning wrote three imaginative poems entitled "Cavalier Lyrics." They are: "Marching Along," "Give a Rouse," and "Boot and Saddle." He was writing two centuries after the event, and the poems are written in a spirit of fun, but he tried to capture what he thought was the spirit of the cavaliers. They are short, rhythmic, and well-suited for reading aloud... with feeling. "Marching Along" begins:
Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King,
Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing:
And, pressing a troop unable to stoop
And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop,
Marched them along, fifty-score strong,
Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song.
External links
- Robert Browning, Cavalier Tunes: Marching Along
- Robert Browning, Cavalier Tunes: Give a Rouse
- Robert Browning, Cavalier Tunes: Boot and Saddle
